Game



May 2, 1939. I

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Patented May 2, 1939 A TEN T OFF E GAllIE Charles D. Shannon,

Florence, Northampton,

2 Claims.

This invention relates to a new form of game, wherein an inflatedleather ball, slightly smaller than the regulation basket-ball, isadapted to be kicked around a course through hazards, bafiles,

and the like, without being touched by the hands of the player, thescore being counted by the number of kicks required to pass throughoutthe length of the course, each kick counting as one point.

One of the principal objects of the invention is the production of asimple and efficient arrangement of equipment used and so placed as toprovide an interesting and entertaining game.

A further object of this invention is the production of dii'ficulthazards mounted at predetermined elevations at selected intervals withinthe course, whereby a certain degree of skill and ac curacy will berequired of the player to become proficient in the playing of the game.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will appearthroughout the following specification and claims.

In the drawings:-

Figure l is a top plan view of the playing course showing the improvedequipment located thereon;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on line 22 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on line 3-3 of. Figure1;

Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectional View taken on line 44 of Figure 1;

Figure 5 is a detail perspective view of one of the corner hazards alsoillustrating one of the arches; and

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the goal box.

By referring to the drawings, it will be seen that ill designates thefirst arch or wicket and in close proximity thereto and extending alsoat an angle of approximately forty-five degrees and spaced to one sideis a bafile wall ll. At a distance to one side of the arch ill andadvanced in front of the arch is a baffle wall l2 located in the farextremity of one side of the course and extending parallel to thelongitudinal axis of the course. Adjacent this bafile wall 62 is an archl3 arranged at right angles thereto and located inwardly of the coursewith respect to the bafiie wall l2. In line with this arch l3 are ar- 50ranged in spaced relation three aligned arches [4, I5 and It in thenature of wickets.

A corner hazard I! has its entrance end 18 in line with the wickets l3to 16 inclusive, and is preferably arranged upon an elevation asindicated by the numeral l9. Within this hazard I1 is arrangedan arch orwicket 20, the hazard ll being provided with upstanding side Walls 22,onewall of which is curved, as .at'.23,. to .provide a right angularlyextending discharge end 24. The walls 22 are preferably anchored throughthe medium of suitable anchoring pins 25note particularly Figures -3 and5. All of the wickets or arches arealso similarly anchored so that theequipment may be easily removed, replaced, or installed. The arch 20 islocated in advance of the curved portion 23 of one of the walls as shownin Figure 5, the curved portion 23 tending to turn the ball 26 in theproper direction toward the remaining portion of the course.

An additional arch or wicket 2'! is located in spaced relation to theopen or discharge end 24 of the hazard ll, and is arranged atsubstantially a forty-five degree angle, the opening of the arch beingin alignment with the opening 24 of the hazard ll. A bafiie wall 28 islocated to one side of the arch 2'! and in close proximity thereto, thewall 28 extending at right angles to the arch 27, as shown in Figure 1.An angle-shaped stop pocket 29 is located behind the arch 27, the stoppocket 29 having right angularly extending walls, one wall extendingparallel to the direction of travel of the ball from the hazard ll tothe wicket or arch 27, and the other wall extending toward the firstmentioned arch II].

A central hazard 30 is located in the approximate center of the fieldupon an elevation 3i and comprises a spirally arranged casing having aspiral trackway 32, the casing having an outwardly flared entrance lip33 at its outer end to provide an entrance opening 34 in approximatealignment with the angle-shaped stop pocket 29. A second angle-shapedstop pocket 35 is located adjacent the stop pocket 29 and constitutes abaffle and is arranged in substantially V-shaped formation with respectto the longitudinal axis of the course. The elevation 3| is preferablyprovided with a socket 36 at the center of the spiral and the hazard 30is provided with a plurality of openings 31in a pair of spiralwallsthrough which the playing ball 26 may be 'icked in the direction of thestop pocket or baffie 35.

An arch 38 is located in spaced relation to the bafile or stop pocket 35and is arranged in parallel alignment with the wall 39 of the baffle 35.An additional arch or wicket 40 is arranged in spaced relation to thewicket 38 and at right angles with the longitudinal axis of the playingfield as well as in substantial alignment with the arch 38. A goal box4| is located inwardly toward the longitudinal center of the playingfield and adjacent the arch l0, having an archshaped opening 42 in itsfront face to constitute an entrance opening for the ball and providinga finish or goal.

In playing the game, it should be noted that I preferably employ aninfiated leather ball slightly smaller in diameter than the regulationbasket-ball. The purpose of the game is to kick the ball around thecourse through the various arches or wickets, up the elevations, throughthe hazards and baflles using the feet only and without touching theball with the hands. The game is played somewhat in the fashion of thegame of golf, with the exception that a ball is used which is propelledby the feet of the player. The score is counted in somewhat the samemanner as the game of golf, each kick counting one point and the purposeof the game is to complete the course with the smallest number of kicks.

Having described the invention, what I claim as new is:-

1. A hazard for use with a game of the character described comprisinginner and outer side walls having depending anchoring means for mountingthe walls upon a playing surface in transverse spaced relation to eachother and together with the playing surface define a runway having anentrance end and a discharge end, the forward end portions of said wallsextending at a downward incline towards their ends, said walls beingbent laterally intermediate their ends to provide laterally extendingrear end portions and an arch for extending transversely between theside walls at right angles to the entrance at approximately theintersecting of the front and rear end portions.

2. A hazard for use with a game of the character described comprisinginner and outer side walls having anchoring means for mounting the sidewalls upon a playing surface in transverse spaced relation to each otherand together with the playing surface form a runway having an entranceend and a discharge end, said walls being bent intermediate their endsto provide forward and rear end portions extending transversely of eachother, the bend of the outer side wall providing an arcuate portionbetween its forward and rear portions, and an arch for constituting anopen barrier transversely across the runway between the forward portionsof the side walls at the forward end of the arcuate portion of the outerside wall.

CHARLES D. SHANNON.

